neil-gaiman:hvelfa: neil-gaiman: horrorcandybox:Highgate Cemetery, London.By HorrorCandyBox. Technic
neil-gaiman:hvelfa: neil-gaiman: horrorcandybox:Highgate Cemetery, London.By HorrorCandyBox. Technically, Highgate Cemetery West. It’s locked up. You need an appointment and a guide to look around (you don’t need a guide with Highgate Cemetery East, over the road, where Karl Marx and Douglas Adams are buried) because it’s potentially dangerous (you could fall a long distance if the rotten boards, covering a deep grave dug over a hundred years ago, gave way beneath you) and because of 1970s vampiric shenanigans. The graveyard in The Graveyard Book was built up equally from Highgate Cemetery West, Abney Park in Stoke Newington, and a little bit from Glasgow Necropolis. Not to contradict famous author Neil Gaiman but you don’t need a guided tour for Highgate Cemetery West. When I was there you had to have booked a time and pre-bought a ticket for it, but once you’re through the gates you are allowed to wander freely. Some areas are roped off, if I remember correctly, for safety reasons. Cool! I just checked the Cemetery Website and they are now doing trials on self-guided tours in Highgate West because of social distancing (which would be good, but also bad because the guides are amazing and know their stuff so well. The first guide I ever had was American author Audrey Niffenegger, who was working as a guide in order to gather material for a book):OPENING TIMESEast CemeteryOpen every day from 10am to 5pm. (4pm close from 31 October)The East Cemetery is where Karl Marx is buried. Visitors may roam freely on this side, but there is an entrance charge.Admission is by timed ticket which you can purchase here or upon arrival. If you are planning to visit both sides please buy a West Cemetery ticket as access to the East Cemetery is included in the price.West CemeteryOpen every day from 10am to 5pm. (4pm close from 31 October)Admission to the West Cemetery is normally by guided tour only, but we’re trialling open access to cope with social distancing. Admission is by timed ticket. For further information and to book, see Visit > West CemeteryPlease remember to allow sufficient time to visit the East Cemetery (which is included in the price) if your tour is late in the day. -- source link